Well the man who has been making music longer than i have been alive has struck again with his 4th studio album. Toby has never let me down and i dont think he ever will. Starting out with the popular and possibly greatest Christian band of all time DC Talk, Toby has been the most successful of the three member band as he continued to run Gotee records and start his solo career with ForeFront Records (Audio A also had its home with ForeFront).
Along with Skillet and Switchfoot Toby puts on one of the greatest live shows ever! even if you HATE TobyMac you would enjoy his show, its an amazing experience. Much like i said about Switchfoot the great thing about Toby is that he has surrounded himself with a solid band that has stayed together throughout every album. this helps not only the live show but also the consistent solid sound for each album!
When it comes to Toby's albums my favorite is still "Momentum", however every album Toby puts out is amazing and has a new sound or distinct difference from the last. When listening to "Tonight" i was curious where Toby would go after putting out a very organic sound from his last on "Portable Sounds". It would seem that he has gone in the exact opposite direction and has given us a more computer sounding album, which seems to be very popular right now, especially when it comes to the rap scene.
The album has Toby's vocals auto-tuned on purpose which i am not a huge fan of. some bands use auto-tune to make their lead vocalist sound better and now bands are using auto-tune to make their lead vocalist sound cool or different which is slightly better than the former. however im still not a huge fan of the effect and would prefer it to not be used on this album but that is where music is going right now and Toby knows this and uses this to give "Tonight" a more party and dance feel to it!
Throughout the album Toby has featured rising and big name artists. On the opening track as per usual Toby starts with a party in your face track with John Cooper of Skillet which works very well. he also gets new music partner Matt Thiessen to join him on my favorite track "Wonderin". and near the end of the album he has Israel Houghton to jump on and give a more gospel feel to the album. having these artists join him for "Tonight" was a very good move on Toby's part and it brings the album some variety which is always nice!
In the end however im not sure how i feel about this album in comparison to his others. having tracks like tonight, funky Jesus music, and show stopper will go down as some of Toby's best tracks, yet im still not sure that this album contends with portable sounds, or even diverse city. none the less its still a solid TobyMac album and that will always be enough reason for me to pick it up! If your looking for a good party album look no further.
1. "Tonight" (featuring John Cooper of Skillet) (4:20)*
2. "Get Back Up" (3:14)
3. "Funky Jesus Music" (featuring Beckah Shae & Siti Monroe) (3:20)*
4. "City on Our Knees" (4:27)
5. "ShowStopper" (2:51)*
6. "Changed Forever" (featuring Nirva Ready) (3:36)
7. "Hold On" (4:00)
8. "LoudNClear" (TruDog '10) (1:35)
9. "Hey Devil" (3:15)
10. "Wonderin'" (featuring Matt Thiessen of Relient K) (3:40)***
11. "Captured" (3:38)
12. "Start Somewhere" (3:36)
13. "Break Open the Sky" (featuring Israel Houghton) (6:14)*
TobyMac-Tonight 9/10
-bent ;)
2 comments:
I love this album, I would say it is my favorite Toby album and also my overall favorite at this moment.
nice fair enough. i need to listen to it more but i would say its my least fav of the 4 yet still amazing!
-bent ;)
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